THE SONG OF HIAWATHA

Boston: Ticknor and Felds, 1859. Hard Cover. Very Good++/No Dust Jacket. 12mo. From the library of Owen Wister with his bookplate (Butler, Place) front paste-down. Owen Wister (July 14, 1860 - July 21, 1938) was author of "The Virginian," considered to be the first cowboy novel. Wister was fascinated with the culture and lore of the west. Forty-Fifth Thousand. A very good++ copy bound in original brown embosed cloth. Mild wear to spine tip and cover corners. A lovely clean copy with a nice association. iv, 316 pp.